canúint
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish canamain (“singing, chanting”) (verbal noun of canaid). By surface analysis, can + -úint.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kəˈn̪ˠuːn̠ʲtʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkanˠuːn̠ʲtʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkanˠũn̠ʲtʲ/[2]
Noun[edit]
canúint f (genitive singular canúna, nominative plural canúintí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of canúint
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- canúint na tíre (“the vernacular”)
- canúnach
- eitneachanúint
- féinchanúint
- lárchanúint
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
canúint | chanúint | gcanúint |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ “canúint”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “canaṁain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 113
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “canúint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “canúint”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “canúint”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024